Articles

  • 3 days ago | mynbc5.com | Stephen Biddix

    As Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak finalizes her 2026 fiscal year budget, she’s proposing to extend a 2.5% meals and alcohol tax that was set to return to 2% at the end of June. She said the extended increase aims to sustain community services without heavily increasing municipal taxes. “It's something that frankly we need the revenue to do what is being asked of us again by downtown.

  • 4 days ago | mynbc5.com | Stephen Biddix

    State lawmakers in Vermont are still working to finalize an education reform bill that could significantly overhaul how education is funded and managed in the state. Hopes for a deal late Friday failed to materialize, but a new deadline has been set for the Veto Session, which is slated for June 16. “We just didn’t come to a conclusion,” said Sen.

  • 1 week ago | mynbc5.com | Stephen Biddix

    CALLED THE BOARD'S ACTIONS A QUOTE "FARCICAL COVER FOR A HOSTILE TAKEOVER." TURNING TO MONTPELIER NOW. WHERE A BILL IS HEADED TO GOVERNOR SCOTT'S DESK THAT WOULD DRASTICALLY CHANGE THE STATE'S APPROACH TO HOMELESSNESS AND THE CURRENT MODEL KNOWN AS THE HOTEL MOTEL PROGRAM. UNDER THE BILL COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATIONS WOULD BECOME RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING SHELTER for the UNHOUSED. THE HOTEL MOTEL PROGRAM WILL REMAIN FOR ONE BEFORE YEAR BEFORE THE TRANSITION BEGINS.

  • 1 week ago | mynbc5.com | Stephen Biddix

    WE EXPECT LAWMAKERS TO FINISH THEIR WORK ON THIS BILL TOMORROW... BEFORE SENDING IT TO THE GOVERNOR. THIS COMES AS VERMONT LAWMAKERS CONTINUE WORKING ON POTENTIALLY DRASTIC EDUCATION REFORMS. TODAY GOVERNOR SCOTT TALKED ABOUT WHERE THE PROCESS STANDS NOW, WITH THE SESSION ALREADY IN OVERTIME. SCOTT SAYS THAT HE WON'T SUPPORT THE CURRENT PROPOSAL. HE SAYS THE CURRENT TIMELINE IS TOO SLOW AND THAT VERMONT ALREADY SPENDS TOO MUCH ON EDUCATION WITH SUB-PAR RESULTS.

  • 1 week ago | mynbc5.com | Stephen Biddix

    EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS AND ADMISSIONS CHANGES. I'M LEIGH WALDMAN REPORTING. LAWMAKERS ARE LOOKING TO ADVANCE TWO BILLS THAT WOULD CHANGE HOW YOUR KIDS USE PHONES AND THE CONTENT THEY SEE. A "KIDS CODE" BILL IS ON THE WAY TO GOVERNOR SCOTT'S DESK. IT AIMS TO PROTECT CHILDREN ONLINE AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA. IT WOULD PUT PRIVACY MEASURE'S IN PLACE AND AIMS TO PREVENT KIDS FROM SCROLLING FOR HOURS. LAWMAKERS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO APPROVE A BILL TOMORROW THAT INCLUDES A SCHOOL CELL PHONE BAN.